Micah Lee

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Micah Lee is a technologist that works on operational security, source protection, privacy, and cryptography for The Intercept. He is a founder and board member of Freedom of the Press Foundation and the author of the "Encryption Works" handbook.

An avid GNU/Linux user, he has been writing code in a variety of languages for a variety of platforms for over a decade. He develops open source security tools including OnionShare, SecureDrop, and Tor Browser Launcher. Prior to joining The Intercept, Micah worked as a staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

The stories of how NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden first contacted journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras (both Freedom of the Press Foundation board members), and how he communicated with the ...